Pittsburg Leads Nation as Freight Originator in Latest Year
Pittsburg tops the freight originators with an estimated 27,000,000 tons requiring 110,000 cars at 20 tons each. Railroads accelerate improvements via the South Penn project and deals among Baltimore and Ohio, Western Maryland, and Cum berland Valley to create faster outlets to Philadelphia and Chicago. Proposals to widen lake and canal links accompany the push for greater Pittsburg traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Vicinity
South Penn Road
Pitsburg
Baltimore and Ohio
Western
Maryland
Cumperland Valley
Reading
Harrisburg
South Penn
Baltimore
Washington
Pittsboro
Cheenge
The
Lakes
Mexera
Oliver
Carnegie
Vanderbilt
Supreme Court asserts jurisdiction over all U S courts in Bering Sea enforcement
The piece argues the Supreme Court has jurisdiction in the Alaska writ of prohibition regardless of diplomatic negotiations. It questions the administration's position on Bering Sea rights, noting the outcome hinges on the correctness of Secretary Blaine's claims and the loyalty of citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Court of
Alaska
Supreme Court of the
United States
Blaine
Bering Sea
Two Extremes in Kansas Rail Policy Stir Debate
The New York Sun critiques Judge Peffer as an ardent confiscation advocate for railroads. It cites his plan for government set rates, a state and national inter state system, and roads owned by the people. The Sun mocks the idea as socialist and dangerous to Wall Street interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
New York Sun
Judge Peffer
Peffer
Wall Street
Wall Street's view of railroads blamed for public misrules
In a critique of government and Wall Street policy, the author argues that backing high railroad capitalization and protections harms democratic prosperity. It contrasts Peffer's calls to bankrupt weak lines with Wall Street’s push for prosperity for watered roads and anti-competitive barriers. The piece urges removing corporate privileges to allow fairer rates and competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
Peffer
Seaboard
Eal
Abell
Kansas
Smothering Reciprocity Debate Highlights House Tactics
A Saturday House debate on the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill centers on a claim that 17 reciprocity measures passed the Foreign Relations Committee but were throttled by Rules Committee action limiting debate. The piece critiques Reed, McKinley, and Cannon for delaying Blaine’s reciprocal trade policy to preserve party control, risking broader business legislation and U.S. trade aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
McCreery
Committee On Foreign Relations
Blaine
Secretary of State
Pan-American Congress
Elsine
State Department
Committee On
Congress
House Committee On Rules
Reed
McKinley
Cannon
Elaine
Norbadany
United States
Debate on breach of promise abolishment in the East
Discussion grows over abolishing options for breach of promise to marry with many women opposing damages for wounded affections. Some lawyers defend engagement to marry as a civil contract and argue for retained legal remedies.
Breach of Promise Debated Over Fees and Morality
The piece weighs whether breach of promise actions serve society or merely enrich lawyers. It contrasts female opinions condemning such suits with a businesslike view of marriage and warns against trifling relations. It notes the public spectacle and calls for prudent social example.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buzfuz
Anita
Pittsboro Charter Affirmed Amid City Class Debate
Pittsboro learned it is a second class city in the Commonwealth yet first in commercial importance. Courts sustained the city charter and general municipal government, with street improvement laws set aside. Legislators in Harrisburg may focus on bills to fix street troubles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsboro
Harrisburg
Miners Back Eight Hour Day for Fair Trial in Coal
The miners' union plans to test eight hours for work in coal mining arguing the system fits the industry. Most pay is by the ton with wage risk shared. a successful trial could boost overall labor hours and provide lessons for labor at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hasard
Joss
House Quorum Tactics Stir Pennsylvania Assembly
The Harrisburg House faces accusations of revolutionary moves under the Granger Speaker as a voting quorum is forced amid prior signals of no quorum. Republicans in Ohio protest Brice's election and prompt questions about his residence, with Senate actions expected to hinge on partisanship and Brice's influence. Citizens weigh whether Brice represents Ohio or a corporate interest he aligns with.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
Harrisburg
Calvin
New York
Lousiana Flactric Light Company
Maine
Monroe
CongressMas Vaux and the printed Constitution reform idea
Philadelphia congressman CongressMas Vaux bills 30 000 copies of the U S Constitution for congressional study hoping to reform politics. He laments railway car embellishments and urges safer, cheaper travel with better lighting and heat. The piece contrasts Balmaceda DaFonseca and a governor veto on Cameron voting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CongressMas Vaux
Philadelphia
Hills Ambitious Bid for Senator and Governor Face Doubt
The piece questions David Bennett Hill seeking U S Senate and New York governor simultaneously, likening it to past overreaches. It notes an Illinois bill to punish false prophets, comments on freedom and government power, and laments Senators being privatized from public life, criticizing the removal of Senator Crane from the stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Bennett Hill
United States
New York
Pattison
Pennsylvania
Hill
Illinois
Schweinfurth
Pontius Pilate
Crane
Richard Mansfield Corrects Libel Over Valet Incident
Mr Richard Mansfield writes to the press to correct a libelous report claiming he kicked his valet. He asserts he only threw his boots at the pampered menial, arguing the distinction matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Mansfield
Ground Hog Reflects on Weather Prophets After Cold Prediction
A ground hog recalls the Weather Bureau forecast of a cold wave and questions the accuracy of weather prophets, including himself, in a reflective morning moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Bureau
The Press Claims Hawaii Annexation by Reciprocity Treaty
A Philadelphia Press remark declares Hawaii a country practically annexed by the 1876 reciprocity treaty. The text questions this stance and ponders extending the logic to annex Canada to end disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tris
Philadelphia
Hawaii
United States
Canada
Belated frigidity delays widespread cold wave
The anticipated general cold spell across the country on Sunday or Monday proved milder. The forecasted severe freeze did not fully materialize, with conditions turning out less extreme than expected.
Fame notes from a Baltimore reception and leading women
The piece surveys prominent figures in arts education and society. Robert T Garrett hosts a reception in Baltimore with his wife. Frances E. Lorp becomes acting president of Wellesley College during Shater's leave. Armou and others are highlighted for careers and plans. Links to Stevenson, Howe sisters, Longfellow's daughter Attée, and May Wright Sewall are noted. Leland Stanford Jr University plans a gender inclusive art and archaeology museum with affordable upkeep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rober T Garrett
Wifh
Baltimore
Frances E. Lorp
Wellesley College
Shater
Mus
Paintr D. Armour
Chicago
Leland Staxford
Art and Arceinological Museum
Leland Stanford (Jr
Palo Alto
Cal
Farmers Alliance Gift Henry Demming Appointed Quartermaster General
Governor Pattison gave Henry C. Demming of Harrisburg an honorary post as Quartermaster General of the National Guard. Demming is the Pennsylvania Farmers’ Alliance state organizer not a militiaman. The Governor also filled staff posts including Inspector General and Surgeon General while delaying some commissions amid notary public matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry C. Demming
DPA
Hanemsureg
Pattison
Farmers’ Alliance
Harrisburg
National Guard
Demming
Farmers’Alliance
Pennsylvania
State Department
Higbee
Br. Higbee
Beaver
Prof
Waller
Executive Department
Narrace Nee Krumbhaar
Phia
Chambers Mckibbin
Discnemy County
Geral
John L Rodgera
Philadelphia
Henry ©. Demwing
Dauphin County
Henry D. Paxson
George W
Scbuylkill County
W. Read
Montgomery County
Herman Osthaus
Lackawanna County
Thomas J. U
Aes de Camp
William Hartshorn
Clearfield
O. BE. McClelland
Aeean
A.J. Drexel, Jr
Bliadelbis
Rollin Hiber
Northampton
James
Lancaster
Ie T. Wilson
A. Harvey Tyson
James Weat
Suaquehanna
James Hunsicker
Montoga
Seoteys Columbia
Savery Brad
W. C. Connelly, Jr
Pittsburg
McC
Valentine Sentiment Fills Hearts Across Seasons
A nostalgic look at Valentine’s Day and sentiment frames as St Valentine and Cupid return to shops and mail, stirring memories from countryside post offices to city streets. The piece blends romance with social satire noting Groundhog Day and public figures, while musing on love and culture in a lively period voice.
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St. Valentine, Cupid & Co
Christian Charity
St Valentine
Valentine
Cupid
Public debate on church meetings and a clerical misnaming
The piece notes shepherds arguing the public has no right to congregational counsels. It cites a Biblical bushel measure and mentions the nickname Queen of the Conens Offee named Smith. The text also refers to a correspondent presumed to be Willie WinklZ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Willie Winklz
Society's Pleasures At Pittsburg Club Theater
Mrs. Kate Occleston-Lippa, a prize winner at Leipzig and pupil of Dr Louis Maas, appears as concert pianist to a cultured audience at the Pittsburg Club Theater. She performs Mendelssohn Beethoven Grieg Kroeger Hubinstein Chopin and a nocturne of her own composition with Prof Carl Retter assisting. Vogel Lipps and others follow with selections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg Club
Kate Occleston-Lippa
Leipsig Conservatory
Louis Maas
England
Philadelphia
Lippa
Praeludium
Mendelssohn
Beethoven
Mra.pa
Alla Marietta
Grieg
Kroeger
Carl Retter
Ar Vogel
Lipps
Sucha Seta
Snnene Rade
Dpa
Andia Gong
Reception at School of Design Honors Miss A W Henderson
The School of Design hosted an annual reception last evening for Miss A W Henderson the popular principal. Critics and patrons praised the student exhibit noting merit across watercolors oils drawings and ink studies. The Century Company loaned pieces enhanced the show and the event will remain open to the public for the remainder of the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
School of Design
A. W. Henderson
Wurtemburg
Ae Pee
Duane Ee
Peer Ya and Admin
Century Company
School For Studies
Kings Sons Plan Entertainment Against King's Daughters
The King's Sons of St. Peter's Church mobilize opposition with programs for an entertainment event. Lead vocalists listed include Miss Helen Grimes, the Misses Mattern, and Frank W.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Peter's Church
Helen Grimes
Mattern
Frank W
Banquet Preparations In Wilkinsburg Lodge Boost Social Season
Wilkinsburg Lodge No. 334 Knights of Pythias prepares a Thursday banquet on February 9. Members expect a brilliant social affair with large attendance in the Wilkinsburg area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkinsburg
Lectures and events sweep East as notable visitors arrive
Sergius Stepniak, famed Nihilist and foe of the Czar, lectures in the East amid wide interest. The Press Club hosts him at Old City Hall Friday. Other events include Y M C A and church programs, charity recitals, and a Royal Edinburgh Concert Company appearance at Carnegie Hall tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sergius Stepniak
Hussia
Old City Hall
Pennsylvania Railroad Department
F. W. Purman
Peasbody Museum of Archanology
Bellefield
Academy of Science and Art
King’s Daughters
Eighth R. P
Danie, Chestnut
Church Avenue
Allegheny
Pxren the Great
The Hustler at the Duquesne Theater Delivers Farce Mayhem
The Hustler proves a loud farce with gags and slapstick as Scott Marble and Lew Rosen pen the script. John Coghlan as Don McFadden leads a cast including Dan Mason Harrison and a dancey quartet with Georgia Lincoln, Victoria Walters, Lillie West, and Molle Thompson delivering singing and dancing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lesayen
Law Rosen
Scott Marble
Lew Rosen
the Hustler
John Cog Me
Don McFadden
Colonel Seilera
Dan Mason
Ae Harrison
Pretty Et Molle Thompson
Georgia Lincoln
Victoria Walters
Lillie West
Bea
Dash
Anl
Good Old Times melodrama praised for cast and scenery
A strong melodrama titled Good Old Times receives praise for its cast led by Atkins Lawrence as John Langley and Eleanor Cary as the heroine. Critics highlight notable scenes at the Little Bush Inn and a moonlit Australia backdrop with lifelike fireflies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atkins Lawrence
John Langley
Eleanor Cary
Ary Langley
John Sewer
Tan Fred C. Brooks
Emily Maynard
Little Bush Inn
Australia
Faye
Bass the Ossified Man Exhibition Continues at Fifth Avenue
The second and last week of Bass the Ossified Man opened yesterday at Harry Davis' Fifth Avenue Museum with attendance higher than Monday. He stays five more days before retiring from public life after his New York engagement. The curio features include Young Lamp and Prof Evans juggling Indian clubs. The theater presents several novelties with Lew and Pao Walters, Miss Emma Hell, Mackin and partners, Blorretto with spaniels, and Fitgerald and Kelly closing with an Irish sketch, all pleasing patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bass
Harry Davis
Fifth Avenue Museum
New York
Publiac Hfe
Young Lamp
Prof. Evans
Lew
Pao Walters
Emma Hell
Mackin
Blorretto
Fiteterald
Kelly
Elisabeth Short of McKeesport Dies at 72
Elisabeth Short, longtime McKeesport resident and First M. E. Church member, died this morning in her 73rd year. A descendant of the Saia family and sister of Samuel Hockwelder of Allegheny City, she was affectionately known as Mother Short. Her death followed paralysis, leaving a husband Daniel O Day and several children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mckeesport
Elisabeth Short
Saia Familly
Sistah
Taywan Foe
Slendlog Ark
M. E. Churoh
Samuel Hockwelder
Alleheny City
Barry Williams Academy Night Owls Burlesque Review
Night Owls company led by Bobby Manchester features burlesque to song and dance with Our Social Club curtain raiser. Theo in the Gang, Quaker maidens turn to baseball nine, grace Pauline Markham stars in Temptation while Frank Clayton fronts musical comedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barry Willams
Night Owls
Bobby Manchester
Vandeville
Theo
Sam Bernard
Foster
Lewis
Frank Clayton
Lydia
Pauline Markham
Markham
Grand Duchess opens second week with Wilbur Company
The Wilbur Opera Company begins the final week of its engagement with The Grand Duchess at this house. Miss Kirwin improves in voice and the cast remains familiar except for General Bowen. Keble is replaced by Whelan whose humor relies on horseplay. The chorus features bright, young sopranos, and George Fisher again draws encores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Opera Company
General Bowen
Miss Kirwin
Mr. Keble
Mr. Whelan
World’s Museum presents strong bill with Annie Bell tour
A robust program features Miss Annie Bell touring the United States and a notable Sear aoa acrobats troupe that defies gravity and anatomy. The curio hall hosts several extraordinary freaks, making the entertainment broadly first rate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
World's Museum
Annie Bell
United States
Curio Hall
London Publc bathing rights and oddities from a paper
A sprawling miscellany notes London bathing facilities for 5.6 million residents and 5 commercial baths, odd facts about individuals from Amberene and Portland, New England style crops, a seal dispute with Maine salmon fishermen, and announcements on fashion, courts, land, and the Croton Dam project. It mentions Miss Mississippi's industrial college push, Aubery Boucicault’s son writing a play, and public lands availability across many states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Charley Johnson
Amberene
Mason County
Duchess of Portland
Mississippi
Columbus
Alabamas
Joe Burks
Panther Creek
N. C
Ais
Aubery Boucicault
Dion Boucicault
Mra Boucicault
Nina
Orone
London School Board
New York
Paris
Berlin
Vienna
Maine
Cours
Curious Anecdotes and Snippets From City Papers
A collection of humorous lines and brief quotes from various papers. Snippets touch on medical curiosities, puns, and social observations, featuring remarks about doctors, mortality, manners, and daily life in a late 19th or early 20th century newspaper milieu. Strong voices surface from Brooklyn, New Orleans, Indianapolis, Chicago, Detroit, and New York among others.
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Smithfield
Diamond Streets
Diamond Street
Tribune Building
Dispatch
TRE Dispatch
Frentane's
Union Square
Ave. de
France
United
Darcy Imsratch
Darcy InsraTco
Darcy
Neente
Balmaceda
DaFonseca
Patrison
Cameron
Gordon Haa
Marr E. Williams
Shey
Roertt Louis Stevenson
Samoa
Scotland
New South Sea Island
Mari Howe Exattorr
Florence Howe Hall
Julia Ward Howe
Howe
Mr.ington
Satan
Love
Groundhog
Congressional
Granger Statesman
Sarah Bernhardt
Art
Acupid
Dow Cameron
Paenell
Ireland
Joan C. New
Asan
Treasury
John
King’s Sons
Duquesne Theater
Chinatown
Hoyt
George , Jr
Ben Gay
Tome
Trav
Yoah Heap
Anns Boyd
Magnificent Boy
Hichmere
Mattie Hormby
Lucy Daly
Lloyd Witton
Barry Gilfoi
Asa
Grand Opera House
Harry Davis’ Museum
Mrs
Elizabeth Short
Charles & McCargo
Charles 5. McCargo
Allegheny Valley Railroad
Ridge Avenue
Sens
Sles
Valie Why
Daniel O'Day
Daniel Day
General Maer
National Transit Company
Buffalo
Pas
Connee Wall
Sear
Windom
Wasuineoros
Church of the Covenant
Diplomatic Corps
C Court of Claims
Army
Union League Club
Ohio Society
Window
Hamlin
Blaise
Proctor
Atorney
Miller
Wanamaker
Noble
Tracy
Rosk
Mes Harrison
Mir
Mere Basi Harrison
Hudiord
Mia
Dic Cr
Ane Sie
Eh Garfield Sud
Harris’ Theater
Mr. Henderson
Rome
Foreign Office
Jacobsohn
Neuern
New York City
Croton Valley
Croton Agredves
Clans
Coss
Tion
Clark
Kock
Ohio
Indiana
Bam
Town
Kentucky
Bank of England
Bank of Venice
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Florida
Idaho
Louisiana
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Flexico
North Dakota
Allahoma
Oregon
South Dakota
Oran
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Hall of Tara
St. Russ
Bali
Gambo
Windnam
Conn
Connecticut
de Jones
Brooklyn Bagte
Picayune
Cleveland
Ingaila
New Orleans
New Delta
Queen Victoria
Inter-Ocean
Bone
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